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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a general truth" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a statement or idea that is widely accepted as true and applicable in many situations.
Example: "It is a general truth that hard work often leads to success."
Alternatives: "a universal fact" or "a common truth".
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But I would like to see the entire newspaper industry, what we used to call Fleet Street and indeed the media generally, have a general truth and reconciliation commission about all this.
The injunctive could be used to denote a general truth.
Granted; what you say has a general truth.
As a general truth, she may well be right.
This is a general truth, reaffirmed again and again in modern history.
But it is just a general truth; in each case there are specific causes.
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At the same time, a growing field of studies question whether BMI measurements reveal any general truth about an individual's state of health [ 4- 7].
This indicates a more general truth about May – something which as yet has been a strength, but as time goes by could prove to be her biggest weakness.
But in any case, both findings point to a more general truth: temporal landmarks really matter.
This underlines a more general truth: doctors don't retire, they hang up their stethoscopes.
But the absurdity of the example obscures a more general truth about education in America.
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